.NET Training Overview
This two-day intensive course is designed for the experienced programmer to help you quickly come up
to speed on the C# language. It is current to Visual Studio 2012 and .NET 4.5. Important newer features
such as dynamic data type, named and optional arguments, the use of variance in generic interfaces, and
asynchronous programming keywords are covered in a final chapter. An appendix covers the
fundamentals of Language Integrated Query (LINQ). This course concisely covers the essentials of
programming using Microsoft’s C# programming language. It starts with a brief chapter, “.NET: What
You Need to Know,” which gets you up and running in the .NET environment with a minimum of fuss.
The next two chapters cover C# language essentials and object-oriented programming in C#. The next
chapter discusses how C# relates to the .NET Framework. The following chapter covers delegates and
events. The course includes a succinct introduction to creating GUI programs using Windows Forms.
The course concludes with a chapter covering the newer features in C#. Appendices provide a tutorial on
Visual Studio 2012, an overview of LINQ and a discussion of Visual Studio 2012 with Visual Studio
2010 solutions. The course is practical, with many example programs and a progressively developed
case study. The goal is to quickly bring you up to speed in writing C# programs. The student will
receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the programming examples.
.NET Training Prerequisites
Programming in a high-level language is required and some background in objectoriented programming is recommended.
.NET Training Audience
Programmers who need to design and develop C# for the .NET framework.
.NET Training Course duration
2 days
.NET Training Course outline
1. .NET: What You Need to Know
- Getting Started
- .NET: What Is Really Happening
- .NET Programming in a Nutshell
- Viewing the Assembly
- Viewing Intermediate Language
- Understanding .NET
- Visual Studio 2012
- Creating a Console Application
- Adding a C# File
- Using the Visual Studio Text Editor
- IntelliSense
- Build and Run the Project
- Pausing the Output
- Visual C# and GUI Programs
- .NET Documentation
2. C# Overview for the Sophisticated Programmer
- Hello, World
- Compiling, Running (Command Line)
- Program Structure
- Namespaces
- Variables
- Input in C#
- More about Classes
- InputWrapper Class
- Input Wrapper Implementation
- Compiling Multiple Files
- Control Structures
- switch
- C# Operators
- Precedence Table
- Types in C#
- Simple Types
- Types in System Namespace
- Integer Data Types
- Floating Point Data Types
- Implicit Conversions
- Explicit Conversions
- Boolean Data Type
- struct
- Uninitialized Variables
- Enumeration Types
- Nullable Types
- Reference Types
- Class Types
- object
- string
- Copying Strings
- StringBuilder Class
- Classes and Structs
- Static and Instance Methods
- Method Parameters
- No “Freestanding” Functions in C
- Classes with All Static Methods
- Parameter Passing
- Parameter Terminology
- Value Parameters
- Reference Parameters
- Output Parameters
- Structure Parameters
- Class Parameters
- Method Overloading
- Variable Length Parameter Lists
- Arrays
- One-Dimensional Arrays
- System.Array
- Jagged Arrays
- Rectangular Arrays
- foreach for Arrays
- Boxing and Unboxing
- Implicitly Typed Variables
- Output in C#
- Formatting
- Exceptions
- Checked Integer Arithmetic
- Throwing New Exceptions
- finally
- System.Exception
- Lab 2
3. Object-Oriented Programming in C#
- C# Object-Oriented Features
- Encapsulation and Accessors
- Asymmetric Accessor Accessibility
- Using a Property
- Indexers
- Visual Studio Console Projects
- Files in Skeleton Solution
- Source Files
- Account Class
- Constructors
- Static Members
- Static in Main
- Static Constructor
- Constant and Readonly Fields
- Auto-Implemented Properties
- Inheritance in C#
- New Version of Base Class
- Features of the New Base Class
- Derived Class
- Overriding a Virtual Function
- Abstract Classes
- Keyword: abstract
- Derived Class
- Sealed Classes
- Access Control and Assemblies
- Internal Accessibility
- Class Libraries
- Lab 3
4. C# and the .NET Framework
- Components and OO in C#
- Interfaces in C#
- Interface Inheritance
- Programming with Interfaces
- Implementing Interfaces
- Using an Interface
- Dynamic Use of Interfaces
- is Operator
- as Operator
- Resolving Ambiguity
- Explicit Interface Implementation
- System.Object
- Collections
- ArrayList
- ArrayList Methods
- IEnumerable and IEnumerator
- Using Enumerators
- Collections of User-Defined Objects
- Account Class
- AccountList Class
- Copy Semantics in C#
- Deep Copy and ICloneable
- Lab 4
- Writing Generic Code
- Using a Class of object
- Generic Types
- Generic Syntax in C#
- Generic Client Code
- System.Collections.Generic
- Lab 4B
- Object Initializers
- Collection Initializers
- Anonymous Types
- Attributes
5. Delegates and Events
- Callbacks and Delegates
- Usage of Delegates
- Declaring a Delegate
- Defining a Method
- Creating a Delegate Object
- Calling a Delegate
- Random Number Generation
- A Random Array
- Anonymous Methods
- Combining Delegate Objects
- Account.cs
- DelegateAccount.cs
- Lambda Expressions
- Named Method
- Anonymous Method
- Events
- Events in C# and .NET
- Client Side Event Code
- Lab 5
6. Introduction to Windows Forms
- Creating a Windows Forms App
- Partial Classes
- Windows Forms Event Handling
- Add Events for a Control
- Events Documentation
- Closing a Form
- ListBox Control
- Lab 6
7. New Features in C# 4.0 and C# 5.0
- dynamic Type
- dynamic versus object
- Behavior of object
- Behavior of dynamic
- Named Arguments
- Optional Arguments
- Book Class
- Using Optional Arguments
- Variance in Generic Interfaces
- Variance with IComparer
- Interfaces with Variance Support
- Asynchronous Programs in C# 5.0
- Task and Task
- Aysnc Methods
- Synchronous Call
- Async Call
- Threading
8. Appendix A – Using Visual Studio 2012
- A Visual Studio Solution
- Toolbars
- Customizing a Toolbar
- Creating a Console Application
- Adding a C# File
- Using the Visual Studio Text Editor
- Build and Run the Bytes Project
- Running the Bytes Project
- Executable File Location
- Managing Configurations
- Creating a New Configuration
- Setting Configuration Build Settings
- Debugging
- Breakpoints
- Watch Variables
- Debug Toolbar
- Stepping with the Debugger
- Call Stack and Call Hierarchy
- Adding a Reference
- Project Dependencies
- Startup Project
- Hidden Files
9. Appendix B – Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
- Language-Integrated Query (LINQ)
- Using IEnumerable
- Basic LINQ Query Operators
- Obtaining a Data Source
- Filtering
- Ordering
- Aggregation
- Obtaining Lists and Arrays
- Deferred Execution
10. Appendix C – Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2012
- VS 2010 Solutions with VS 2012
- .NET Framework Versions
- .NET Version Issues
11. Appendix D – Learning Resources
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